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Towards entire male pigs in Europe: a perspective from the Spanish supply chain [PDF]
, 2016 In pig production, surgical castration is primarily performed to avoid boar taint and for management purposes. The European Commission plans to end surgical piglet castration voluntarily by 2018.
Avena, Maria +7 more
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BMC Genomics, 2011 Background Boar taint is observed in a high proportion of uncastrated male pigs and is characterized by an unpleasant odor/flavor in cooked meat, primarily caused by elevated levels of androstenone and skatole.
Hansen Marianne HS +6 more
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2011 Background Previously, in boars with extreme androstenone levels, differential expression of the CYP11A1 gene in the testes has been characterised. CYP11A1 is located in a region where a QTL influencing boar fat androstenone levels has been detected in a
Larzul Catherine +4 more
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Regulation of 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/∆5-∆4 Isomerase: A Review [PDF]
, 2013 This review focuses on the expression and regulation of 3β-hydroxysteroi ddehydrogenase/Δ5-Δ4 isomerase (3β-HSD), with emphasis on the porcine version. 3β-HSD is often associated with steroidogenesis, but its function in the metabolism of both steroids ...
Abbaszade +121 more
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Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars
Animals, 2022 Strategies to control boar taint (BT) in meat relies on the reduction of skatole, indole, and androstenone concentration. This might have unfavorable effects on the libido of breeding boars.
Elena Boschi +4 more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN SELECTION OF BOARS ON SKATOLE AND ANDROSTENONE CONCENTRATIONS [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2015 Genomic predictors offer an opportunity to overcome the limitations of classical selection against boar taint, and this study evaluated different approaches to obtain such predictors. Samples from 941 pigs were included in a design which was dominated by
Boris Lukić
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Microbial degradation of steroid sex hormones: implications for environmental and ecological studies
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 13, Issue 4, Page 926-949, July 2020., 2020 Aerobic degradation of steroid hormones relies on O2 as a co‐substrate of oxygenases to activate and to cleave the recalcitrant steroidal core ring. To date, two oxygen‐dependent degradation pathways—the 9,10‐seco pathway for androgens and the 4,5‐seco pathways for estrogens—have been characterized.
Yin‐Ru Chiang +4 more
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Batrachopolyenes: Volatile Norsteroids from Femoral Scent Glands of Frogs
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 137, Issue 7, February 10, 2025.A new family of volatile steroidal natural products, the batrachopolyenes, have been isolated and identified from torrent frogs. A total synthesis established their structure. These norsteroids contain a unique contracted A‐ring and unusual functionalization across the structural core, which were installed along a divergent total synthetic sequence ...
Matthew Stell +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Steroid metabolism is important in various species. The accumulation of androgen metabolite, androstenone, in pig adipose tissue is negatively associated with pork flavor, odour and makes the meat unfit for human consumption.
Gang Chen +8 more
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Annual banned‐substance review – Analytical approaches in human sports drug testing
Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 7-26, January 2020., 2020 Detection assays for drugs and methods of sports doping published between 2018 and 2019 are critically reviewed and evaluated in context with the Prohibited List 2019 as established by the World Anti‐Doping Agency. Abstract Within the complex construct of today's antidoping work, continuously updated routine doping controls, as well as advancements in ...
Mario Thevis, Tiia Kuuranne, Hans Geyer
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